Google Chrome - 5 Top Tips

November 2, 2008 at 1:00 am · Filed under Tips

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Google have only just introduced its third update to their Chrome browser yesterday. (If you’re currently using Google Chrome it would have automatically updated by now). Before Chrome was released to the general public there was much hype surrounding its content but since it was released there have been some minor bugs and security flaws in Chromes programming (hence the third update just recently). Google says that it will introduce many extensions for its browser and will hopefully release a mobile version in the not to distant future. If you are running chrome here’s five great tips for the average Google Chrome user wanting to get the most out of it: (thanks to ostatic)

1. Run Chrome on Mac OS X and Linux

CrossOver Chromium from CodeWeavers can be used to run Chrome on Mac OS X and Linux. You’ll find downloads specific to most popular Linux distros. Even CodeWeavers describes this as early “proof-of-concept” more than anything else, but you may want to give it a try.

2. Surf Anonymously in Chrome. The Chromium open source core of the Chrome browser has been tweaked to produce a version of Chrome that can allow for anonymous browsing. People in parts of the world where Internet use can lead quickly to jail time may be interested in this, or hot spot users who want an added layer of anonymity may be interested.

3. Create and Save Profiles. Google Chrome Backup is a freely downloadable tool that lets you backup and restore profiles you’ve created in Chrome. It’s wizard-driven, to keep the process easy.

4. Use the About: Pages. Like Firefox, Google Chrome can pull up a ton of useful diagnostic and other types of information if you type about: commands in Chrome’s address bar. For example, type about:plugins to get the list of plugins available for Chrome.

5. Get a Portable Version of Chrome for Your USB Drive. You can get a lightweight tweak of Chrome based on the Chromium code here. Hat tip to Lifehacker for this.

If you haven’t ever used Chrome and are thinking about trying it out here’s a nice video outlying the 10 main features of Chrome. It also shows how to use it and gets you familiar with its user interface:

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Watermark Your Images Online for Free - PicMarkr

October 28, 2008 at 1:00 am · Filed under How to, Online, Tips

PicMarkr lets you add custom watermark (image or text) to your images online for free. It is useful when you need to protect your copyrights or if you want to add comments to your photos. It is easy to use with minimum settings, no need to download or install anything. You simply need to upload files from computer or grab them from your Flickr account. It also allows batch image processing, it can save you a lot of time when you are adding watermarks to many images. This can benefit you in building you brand online and create a unique identity of you images on your blog or website. This is quite useful if you allow image bots onto your website.

Links

Webappers | Why to add watermark? | Online Watermark - PicMarkr

Hope it helps you create more beautiful and better pictures for various purposes and please do share your opinion of what you think of this service?

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Speed up Website Load Time - Javascript, CSS Compressor

October 26, 2008 at 1:00 am · Filed under Programming, Tips

The beauty of web designing comes with a bit of javascript and mainly css. I mean for me personally, I can’t think of a way to build a website without css. So how can you speed up the load time of your website but still use javascript libraries and css? The answer is quite simple. I found a script from Aciddrop, it can give you great results. All you do is add three lines of code and there you have it! A faster loading webpage.

So how does it do that? Well, say for example, if you have 6 javascript files it would be much quicker for you to join all the JavaScript together into one file and serve that instead. You can decrease the loading time further by minify your JavaScript, CSS and HTML. And also, by gzipping your page’s components and adding a far-future expires header can make your pages load faster as well.

Doing all these adjustments manually would take some time so using the script by AcidDrop might speed up things. On the test page the load time with the compressor turned on was generally below a second, and without the compressor between 3-5 seconds. The Yahoo Yslow rating went from F(45) to A(97) as well.

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